Mantra 6
Sukta 1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नूनं तदस्य काव्यो हिनोति महो देवस्य पूर्व्यस्य धाम । एष जज्ञे बहुभि साकमित्था पूर्वे अर्धे विषिते ससन्नु
IAST Transliteration
nū́naṃ tád asya kāvyó hinoti mahó devásya pū́rvyasya dhā́ma | eṣá jajñé bahúbhis sā́kam itthā́ pūrvé árdhe víṣite sasannu
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Surely now the inspired utterance impels his might, the ancient god’s established ordinance. This one was born with many together; thus in the former portion, in the settled domain, they sat them down.
Translation
नूनं तदस्य काव्यो हिनोति महो देवस्य पूर्व्यस्य धाम। एष जज्ञे बहुभिः साकमित्था पूर्वे अर्धे विषिते ससन्नु॥
Word by Word
नूनम्now; indeed
नूनम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
अस्यof him/its
अस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य
काव्यःthe wise/poet-like (one)
काव्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा कवि-सम्बन्धी
हिfor; indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
निनोतिleads; drives; impels
निनोति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनी (नयति) / निनोति (वेदिक-प्रयोग)
महोgreatness; the great (power)
महो:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) → महः/महो (वेदिक रूप)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्यस्यof the former/primeval
पूर्व्यस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ancient, primeval’)
धामabode; seat; splendor
धाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (प्रातिपदिक) → एषः
जज्ञेwas born; has arisen
जज्ञे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
बहुभिःwith many (companions/means)
बहुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
साकम्together (with)
साकम्:
Karaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम्
इत्थाthus; in this manner
इत्था:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्था
पूर्वेin the former
पूर्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्धेin the half/portion
अर्धे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
विषितेwhen arranged/appointed; in the set (place)
विषिते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeParticiple (past passive) used adjectivally
Rootवि-षि/शि (धातु) → विषित (कृदन्त ‘स्थापित/नियोजित/विन्यस्त’)
ससन्नुthey have sat down/settled (indeed)
ससन्नु:
—
TypeVerb (with particle)
Rootसद् (सीदति) / सद् + नु (वेदिक निपात) → ससन्नु
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Bṛhaspati/Brahman-power as ancient ordinance (contextual)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify by edition)
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira